Weak camera flash? - Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi
Straight to the point. My led is very weak. It's A LOT weaker than Nexus 4, Moto G and iPhone 5s. Don't have other phones to compare it with. It's only good to illuminate something not further than 40-50cm away, anything further than that is picked up by higher iso.
Us this normal or shall I be getting a replacement?

it's normal, I noticed that too.

eskamhl said:
it's normal, I noticed that too.
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Yep, with further experimenting I found that it's very weak when flashlight is on but fires stronger when picture is taken.
Thanks

undercover said:
Yep, with further experimenting I found that it's very weak when flashlight is on but fires stronger when picture is taken.
Thanks
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Yep, seems to be normal. The flashlight/torch function is nothing to write home about

I'm sure there are apps (third party) that would allow higher brightness.

abhinav.tella said:
I'm sure there are apps (third party) that would allow higher brightness.
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I couldn't find oneyet...tried the first 10 findings in play store looking for "Taschenlampe" (obviously I'm german...) and none is any brighter than the built in app...

jomansch said:
I couldn't find oneyet...tried the first 10 findings in play store looking for "Taschenlampe" (obviously I'm german...) and none is any brighter than the built in app...
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I think it's limited on Sony rom. I'm sure with root it's possible to change values. Not that I'm going to.

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[Q] Capacitive Button Brightness on 11S

Hello,
I just received my Oneplus One, directly updated it to 44S with OTA updates...
Unlocked bootloader, flashed TWRP and SuperSU.
My issue is the capacitive buttons are very difficult to see in normal day, in house...
You can only see it at night...
Is there a way to fix this ?
Thank you
I have the same problem... It is not very bright
I think by design, it's just not very bright when used outdoors or in light area. At least on my oneplus that's the way I saw it as. I just kind of remembered the location and disabled the brightness of the buttons.
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No, mine is very low compared to pictures seen on the web...
It is not just by design.
Orphee said:
No, mine is very low compared to pictures seen on the web...
It is not just by design.
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Are you sure they are set to their maximum brightness?
GTCC said:
Are you sure they are set to their maximum brightness?
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Yes, I'm sure, I tried to set value myself with adb, max is 255, and it is very low...
Edit : Just took a picture with a LG G3 :
and, the LG see the button better than real, with the light of the room, it is quite hard to see buttons...
It's a known issue and hardware at fault. Use the onscreen buttons instead.

Camera is laggy as hell

Same issue anyone?
Laggy in what way? The UI, camera interface or shutter speed?
The phone is junk.
Half baked software on the camera, plenty of hardware issues. Instead of releasing 5 phone a year Sony should stick to 1/2 and refine the software/hardware.
Its 2017 and the camera software and output is now basically behind that on the iPhone 6. Hell my Z3 compact takes better pictures.
I'm sorry you feel that way... Go back to iPhone! This is the best handset from Sony in sometime now and none of the problems you mentioned have been highlighted. You must be having a localized issue so stop thrashing categorically as it's isolated to you. Constructive criticism goes much further than complaints
WildBit said:
I'm sorry you feel that way... Go back to iPhone! This is the best handset from Sony in sometime now and none of the problems you mentioned have been highlighted. You must be having a localized issue so stop thrashing categorically as it's isolated to you. Constructive criticism goes much further than complaints
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Is that so! Wow i didn't realize i was the only person with issues with this phone..... I'll just leave these here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/xzp-camera-distortion-issue-t3613625
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/how-to/photo-post-processing-issues-t3600656
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/how-to/camera-camera-app-problems-issues-t3626977
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/loading-picture-issues-t3640985
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/xz-premium-display-issue-self-restarts-t3657923
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/screen-issues-flickering-scan-lines-t3654884
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/screen-noise-issue-t3656374
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/wifi-issues-t3618751
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/car-bluetooth-issues-t3638048
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/gps-issues-xz-premium-t3653624
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/charging-issues-t3621890
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/how-to/xzp-camera-crashes-phone-t3638270
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/camera-faulty-grainy-photos-t3622118
jms.flynn said:
Is that so! Wow i didn't realize i was the only person with issues with this phone..... I'll just leave these here.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/xzp-camera-distortion-issue-t3613625
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/how-to/photo-post-processing-issues-t3600656
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/how-to/camera-camera-app-problems-issues-t3626977
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/loading-picture-issues-t3640985
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/xz-premium-display-issue-self-restarts-t3657923
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/screen-issues-flickering-scan-lines-t3654884
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/screen-noise-issue-t3656374
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/wifi-issues-t3618751
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/car-bluetooth-issues-t3638048
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/gps-issues-xz-premium-t3653624
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/charging-issues-t3621890
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/how-to/xzp-camera-crashes-phone-t3638270
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz-premium/help/camera-faulty-grainy-photos-t3622118
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Return it then!! I got no issues with camera mine is doin great.
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nevenx said:
Same issue anyone?
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I guess you refer to the camera speed when shutter key is pressed half-way (autofocus locked in). This is "normal", it's because the predictive capture is on, the camera is taking a lot of pictures, it happens in auto mode. Try to switch to manual mode and see if the problem still occurs.
admad said:
I guess you refer to the camera speed when shutter key is pressed half-way (autofocus locked in). This is "normal", it's because the predictive capture is on, the camera is taking a lot of pictures, it happens in auto mode. Try to switch to manual mode and see if the problem still occurs.
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He can allso turn off the predictiv
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admad said:
I guess you refer to the camera speed when shutter key is pressed half-way (autofocus locked in). This is "normal", it's because the predictive capture is on, the camera is taking a lot of pictures, it happens in auto mode. Try to switch to manual mode and see if the problem still occurs.
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for being on all the time, it doesn't trigger very often. I get nearly all blurry photos due to a busy toddler.
Strungout01 said:
Laggy in what way? The UI, camera interface or shutter speed?
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when im shaking it, "fps" drops, while on xperia z is butter smooth, haha...
Man, thats unusual. I sell Sony Devices and eceryone thats had The same problem Was because they were pushing The Camera bottom (the physical one) unintentionally. Please next time check it carefully and let we know
I never really had any problems with the camera or the phone itself.
You're bound to find a lot of posts regarding issues with ANY phone, because more people are likely to post a complaint rather than praises.
Regardless, all phones have issues. If you don't like it, simply sell/return it and move along. No need to be salty.

No front LED for notifications ?

Hello,
I am currently using a OP5, and I really like having a front LED to tell me if a message had been received, or not.
Like, I just have to look at my device for ~2sec and I know if a notification is waiting or not.
I am interested by buying a 7/7Pro, but it doesn't have this LED. Isn't it a problem as a daily ?
Thank you !
Khwaja.
Khwaja7 said:
Hello,
I am currently using a OP5, and I really like having a front LED to tell me if a message had been received, or not.
Like, I just have to look at my device for ~2sec and I know if a notification is waiting or not.
I am interested by buying a 7/7Pro, but it doesn't have this LED. Isn't it a problem as a daily ?
Thank you !
Khwaja.
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Hi.
I use this app.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730692
Khwaja7 said:
Hello,
I am currently using a OP5, and I really like having a front LED to tell me if a message had been received, or not.
Like, I just have to look at my device for ~2sec and I know if a notification is waiting or not.
I am interested by buying a 7/7Pro, but it doesn't have this LED. Isn't it a problem as a daily ?
Thank you !
Khwaja.
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Eagle-no1 said:
Hi.
I use this app.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=730692
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Ahh NoLED app. What an oldie but goodie! I had used that a long, long time ago and it served its purpose well.
@Khwaja7 - I used to rely a lot on the LED for notification and the app mentioned in the previous post was a good solution. I don't rely on it much nowadays because I had bought a cheap Xiaomi Mi Fit 3 band so I can see any messages and emails from my fitness band. If your phone is almost always near you, or you don't mind getting to your phone to check, you can set the OP7Pro up to quickly check by a single tap on the screen to wake the screen up.
you can also try Plus Beat from google play
It uses the edge horizontal light feature, and lights it up once a while.
Yep, plus beat might be your best bet for now...
xxjabberwockxx said:
Ahh NoLED app. What an oldie but goodie! I had used that a long, long time ago and it served its purpose well.
@Khwaja7 - I used to rely a lot on the LED for notification and the app mentioned in the previous post was a good solution. I don't rely on it much nowadays because I had bought a cheap Xiaomi Mi Fit 3 band so I can see any messages and emails from my fitness band. If your phone is almost always near you, or you don't mind getting to your phone to check, you can set the OP7Pro up to quickly check by a single tap on the screen to wake the screen up.
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How did you make it to work?
netgar said:
How did you make it to work?
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The NoLED app? The last time I used it was probably 3 years ago. Haven't tried it in any recent phone.
galaxys said:
Yep, plus beat might be your best bet for now...
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I tried this but doesn't seem to work well with the ambient display enabled
galaxys said:
Yep, plus beat might be your best bet for now...
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For how many seconds did you set it up?
How's battery impact?
On Plus Beat custom colors did not seem to work and time is not working too well, I have mine set for 10 seconds and it shows about every 21 seconds, I do have Ambient Display enabled, but its better than nothing.
Bradl79 said:
On Plus Beat custom colors did not seem to work and time is not working too well, I have mine set for 10 seconds and it shows about every 21 seconds, I do have Ambient Display enabled, but its better than nothing.
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Must be individual to the phones then. I have it installed and it shows a notification every 10 secs and in the colours set up under its settings. Phone has ambient display on.
Had LEDs on all my other phones but don't miss it at all since moving to the OnePlus 6T and the to the 7 Pro.
Good in a way since you're not always going for your phone every 10 seconds because of a blinking LED.
Notifications wake the screen up so that's enough. Can prioritize them as well so only the important stuff pops up.
slonn said:
Must be individual to the phones then. I have it installed and it shows a notification every 10 secs and in the colours set up under its settings. Phone has ambient display on.
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I may clear data and try again, thanks for the info
I couldn't get pulse beat to work at all. This one works well but takes about 2% battery per hour the way I have mine set worth a shot and only one I found really works. Sadly the fingerprint lock screen is still there so you have to unlock a bit slower but it works well and easy. Screenshot for example as I couldn't find share button on play store sorry.
Thank you all for your answers !
I will buy a 7Pro then, and I'll see if it fits my needs about notifications alert.
If it doesn't, I'll try your possibilities
Khwaja.
Notification light is a bummer. Why they can't use the same as on the pixel is beyond me. That system just works.
Common guys give us always on display!

Moto Active Display? (or similar?)

All the incredible steps forward in phones and ROM's, and I still can't get myself to forget how much I looooved that Moto Active Display. I miss it so much. ?
Seems like such a step backward not to have it, and Android always seems to be about having everything you can imagine.
Is there any ROM's, Modules, or Apps I can use on my 7P to get this feature back?
What features you talking about specifically
kenbrownstone said:
What features you talking about specifically
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The display screen flashes when you get a message, and will continue to flash occasionally until you pick up phone.
Anytime you wave your hand over screen it wakes up for a moment.
You can push on any notification and it will give you a lot more info about that notification.
If you swipe up on a notification it will take you directly to that app.
Much more interactive.
I'll find a YouTube video...
You can skip the 1st minute...
I think back in the Android 4.3-4.4.4 days we had this features even in custom Roms. I wonder why its gone. Todays active display is nice but is much less interactive. I would also be happy if some big dev would make some code which the ROMs can implement it.
Tiz92 said:
I think back in the Android 4.3-4.4.4 days we had this features even in custom Roms. I wonder why its gone. Todays active display is nice but is much less interactive. I would also be happy if some big dev would make some code which the ROMs can implement it.
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Probably because drained the battery too much. Today's AOD consume only 0.1-0.5% per hour.
Dew Me said:
The display screen flashes when you get a message, and will continue to flash occasionally until you pick up phone.
Anytime you wave your hand over screen it wakes up for a moment.
You can push on any notification and it will give you a lot more info about that notification.
If you swipe up on a notification it will take you directly to that app.
Much more interactive.
I'll find a YouTube video...
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newgen.alwayson&hl=en
This app has all that. Having it just to light up when you touch the screen shouldnt take much battery. Keeping it always on however is another story.
Tiz92 said:
I think back in the Android 4.3-4.4.4 days we had this features even in custom Roms. I wonder why its gone. Todays active display is nice but is much less interactive. I would also be happy if some big dev would make some code which the ROMs can implement it.
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Yes! ☺
Yeah, it came on my 4.4.4 device.
It was when Google owned Moto, so it gave Moto better access to Android to do something special, and everyone always seemed to agree Moto did it better than Google, but it has disappeared. ?
The app discussed after your post seems it might offer some of that though. I'm gonna check it out.
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Probably because drained the battery too much. Today's AOD consume only 0.1-0.5% per hour.
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I have heard this discussed, and, while I understood the concern in theory, I never understood d it in practice.
Meaning I used a phone with it for a long time (Droid Turbo) and I always felt like I had GREAT battery life. Granted it was a big battery @ the time with 3700,but I got 2 days out of the battery sometimes, and I'm not a light user.
Batteries complains are nonsense. It consumes less then a regular always on display. Its just a features which dissapeared for some reason (as others did also).
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.newgen.alwayson&hl=en
This app has all that. Having it just to light up when you touch the screen shouldnt take much battery. Keeping it always on however is another story.
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I DL'd it and have been playing.
I found the preview to see what it will look like, but waiting for a notification to come in to make sure it actually turns on is like waiting for a kettle to boil...only worse, cuz ya can't tell if the burner is on.
Looks like it's gonna do the trick though. ?

48mpx Camera is too slow

This phones 48mpx camera shutter speed is too low, you can not take bust shots, for bust you need to change to 12mpx which is annoying.
I personally dispontted from this, Also brightness is a big issues in outdoors, im also using honor 8pro and outdoor i use 50% to 60% brightness. And for tbis phonr brightness level is 96% huge difference between brands.
During calls suddenly u r not able to hear voice of other person,just for a freakction of time.
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warriorsach said:
This phones 48mpx camera shutter speed is too low, you can not take bust shots, for bust you need to change to 12mpx which is annoying.
I personally dispontted from this, Also brightness is a big issues in outdoors, im also using honor 8pro and outdoor i use 50% to 60% brightness. And for tbis phonr brightness level is 96% huge difference between brands.
During calls suddenly u r not able to hear voice of other person,just for a freakction of time.
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You shouldn't ever change it to 48 mp unless you intentionally either want to take worse photos or if you just like large numbers. It's 12 mp by default for a reason.
Set the phone to auto brightness for the highest possible brightness. If the brightness level is fine at 96% then what is the problem?
The display tests I've seen put them both in the 450-550 nits range so the maximum brightness shouldn't be all that different.
The last part sounds like reception issues. From what I've heard the antennas aren't exactly the best so that's something any buyer has to live with or hope Asus sends out an update that can alleviate the problem although I don't expect that to happen.
Trixanity said:
You shouldn't ever change it to 48 mp unless you intentionally either want to take worse photos or if you just like large numbers. It's 12 mp by default for a reason.
Set the phone to auto brightness for the highest possible brightness. If the brightness level is fine at 96% then what is the problem?
The display tests I've seen put them both in the 450-550 nits range so the maximum brightness shouldn't be all that different.
The last part sounds like reception issues. From what I've heard the antennas aren't exactly the best so that's something any buyer has to live with or hope Asus sends out an update that can alleviate the problem although I don't expect that to happen.
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Dear friend,
I have use so many flagships, oneolus6, s9+, honor 8pro,
But this phone seriously having a Major problem which software can not solw, i can long speech like you.but in short its bad option to buy
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warriorsach said:
Dear friend,
I have use so many flagships, oneolus6, s9+, honor 8pro,
But this phone seriously having a Major problem which software can not solw, i can long speech like you.but in short its bad option to buy
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I never said it was a good buy.
There was no long speech; where did that come from? It was a simple response to your issues or rather (mostly) non-issues.
What's the major problem exactly? The only real problem was the signal reception but it also sounds like it's intermittent.
warriorsach said:
Dear friend,
I have use so many flagships, oneolus6, s9+, honor 8pro,
But this phone seriously having a Major problem which software can not solw, i can long speech like you.but in short its bad option to buy
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And neither of them has 48 MP camera. It takes longer to process and save 48 MP pictures due to large file size, that's why burst mode is not possible. I'd suggest you to do some research about it.
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And neither of them has 48 MP camera. It takes longer to process and save 48 MP pictures due to large file size, that's why burst mode is not possible. I'd suggest you to do some research about it.
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What about p30?, It doesn't have 48mpx, but had good camera setup which is better that 48mpx, and guys now ppz stop arguments, dont make it q topic, i was concern so i discus
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warriorsach said:
What about p30?, It doesn't have 48mpx, but had good camera setup which is better that 48mpx, and guys now ppz stop arguments, dont make it q topic, i was concern so i discus
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Now you're straying away from your own question. You were talking about the unavailability of 48 MP burst mode.
warriorsach said:
What about p30?, It doesn't have 48mpx, but had good camera setup which is better that 48mpx, and guys now ppz stop arguments, dont make it q topic, i was concern so i discus
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So you just wanted people to agree?
Megapixels don't really matter. A lot of things go into making a good camera. However that wasn't the original issue. You complained about taking photos at 48 megapixels being slow. You've been told two things in regards to that:
1) set it to the default 12 mp because that's what it was made to do; it's meant to do pixel binning for the best quality and speed.
2) large megapixel counts require more data meaning it's slower. That's how it's meant to be.
In short: there is little to no reason to take pictures at 48 mp.
Sorry for a bit of offtopic (ignoring OP's "problems") but what's wrong with antennas? I had a Galaxy S4 and that was a nightmare in terms of cellular connectivity. If there are problems with calling, do they affect network connectivity in any way?
In my Zenfone 6 the flip camera while working in main camera in 48 MP tends to stop working either in selfie mode or rear camera mode whenever I flip. It's temperamental as sometimes main camera works only in Selfie mode then in rear camera mode it whites out the screen. Sometimes it works only in rear mode but in selfie mode it whites out. Can't make out what is the problem. Hopefully an upgrade will solve it.
manojsap said:
In my Zenfone 6 the flip camera while working in main camera in 48 MP tends to stop working either in selfie mode or rear camera mode whenever I flip. It's temperamental as sometimes main camera works only in Selfie mode then in rear camera mode it whites out the screen. Sometimes it works only in rear mode but in selfie mode it whites out. Can't make out what is the problem. Hopefully an upgrade will solve it.
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Software can not solve hardware issues, like poco phone hearing error if u tilt a little, same with this phone having some mechanical errors which can not solved by software updates, sad but true.
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aleksander002 said:
Sorry for a bit of offtopic (ignoring OP's "problems") but what's wrong with antennas? I had a Galaxy S4 and that was a nightmare in terms of cellular connectivity. If there are problems with calling, do they affect network connectivity in any way?
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For me, 4G with airtel network in India is giving 19Mbps download speed which is similar to s10+ where I get 18 to 19 Mbps.
I heard there are A, B and C modals of this device not sure if network issues exist in few type/modals.
167 new firmware released primarily to address camera and call quality issues.
OP can check if new firmware helps.
warriorsach said:
Software can not solve hardware issues, like poco phone hearing error if u tilt a little, same with this phone having some mechanical errors which can not solved by software updates, sad but true.
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There was an update yesterday claiming to address the flip camera issue however my mobile camera continues to have the problem. From what I understand the image flipping creates the problem on my mobile. The main camera flips images on final position in selfie or rear camera mode & exactly at that point where the image correction is supposed to happen my screen whites out intermittently.
Can someone please help & advice.
manojsap said:
There was an update yesterday claiming to address the flip camera issue however my mobile camera continues to have the problem. From what I understand the image flipping creates the problem on my mobile. The main camera flips images on final position in selfie or rear camera mode & exactly at that point where the image correction is supposed to happen my screen whites out intermittently.
Can someone please help & advice.
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My friend, we have to accept this is a experimental phone, like i remeber my nokia N900 that was outstanding phone by Nokia But lot of software and hardware glitches,
Same with this phone,
Z6 had hardware issues which is not salve in future with software updates.
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Just wondering many claims here, I have been using 8 / 256 Gb model for few weeks now. Everything works just fine.
Asus camera is a good one. No need for GCam, but you can install it too (just like I did). Just install the latest arnova8G2 for Zenfone 6 (camera API2 is supported by Asus, so you need just install GCam).
I prefer usually Xiaomi phones, but I decided to chose this one instead of waiting Global K20 Pro. Just happy with my new Asus Zenfone 6.
After use of 1 month this phones camera works slow portrait mode woks slow one single picture takes 4sec to process which is very slow if we compare with one+, image process time is too slow of 6z
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warriorsach said:
After use of 1 month this phones camera works slow portrait mode woks slow one single picture takes 4sec to process which is very slow if we compare with one+, image process time is too slow of 6z
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Try to delete data / cache to Camera app.
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Try to delete data / cache to Camera app.
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I did everything, this problem related to core software asus need to work very hard on their software part to sortout such issues, phine packed with huge powerful hardware units but lack in os, like Samsung one UI, Huaweis EMUI and one+ oxygen os, asus shd work on os part Or els they wil soon loose again in Mobile market
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warriorsach said:
I did everything, this problem related to core software asus need to work very hard on their software part to sortout such issues
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I don't experience such a problem.
If you need Asus attention then post it in their forum: https://zentalk.asus.com/en/categories/zenfone6/
Oh, you already did, that was fast

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